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Thomas Rowlandson British
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An old woman enters the bedroom of a highwayman and hands him a glass as he sits up in bed with a look of dismay. Two young women observe the scene while a group of armed men burst through the door.
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Title: The Capture of a Highwayman
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Date: 1770–1827
Medium: Pen and gray and brown ink, watercolor, over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (14.3 x 23.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.97.7(15)
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